Cystatin C, Renal Function, and Cardiovascular Risk
- Pierre Delanaye, MD;
- Etienne Cavalier, MD; and
- Jean-Marie Krzesinski, MD, PhD
- From University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, B-9000 Liège, Belgium.
TO THE EDITOR:
We read with interest the article by Menon and colleagues (1) concerning cystatin C as a cardiovascular risk factor. We believe their paper considerably increases the quality of articles published on this topic, especially because glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was measured with a reference method.
We have some comments. First, it is important to keep in mind that this study analyzes cystatin C as a cardiovascular risk factor. Because all the patients had chronic kidney disease (CKD) (GFR <55 mL/min per 1.73 m2), this …
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